KEAM Pharmacy 2026: Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Results

The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) has released the KEAM result 2026 at cee.kerala.gov.in. CEE has first released the KEAM 2026 scores of the candidates. CEE will ask the candidates who qualify the exam to submit the plus two marks. The KEAM 2026 engineering rank list will then be published by giving 50:50 weightage to KEAM scores and plus two marks.

KEAM 2026 result link

KEAM Qualifying Cutoff Marks

Candidates must fulfil the following criteria to pass the KEAM exam:

Course	Qualifying Marks
Engineering	The candidates who fail to answer at least one question in the examination will be disqualified and will not find a place in the Engineering Rank list. To qualify in the Engineering Entrance Examination and thereby become eligible to figure in the Engineering rank list, a candidate must secure a minimum normalised score of 10 in the Engineering Entrance Examination. The candidates who do not secure the minimum stipulated score will not find a place in the rank list. Exemption: For SC/ST candidates there is no requirement of minimum score in the Engineering Entrance Examination. However, the candidates who fail to answer at least one question will be disqualified.
Pharmacy	A candidate who fails to answer at least one question in the Physics and Chemistry Sections of the Engineering Entrance Examination will be disqualified and cannot find a place in the BPharm Rank list. To qualify in the Entrance Examination and thereby become eligible to figure in the rank list for admission to the BPharm course, a candidate has to secure a minimum normalised score of 10 out of the index of 300. The candidates who do not secure the minimum stipulated score will not find a place in the rank list. Exemption: For SC/ST candidates, there is no requirement for a minimum score for ranking for the BPharm course. However, the candidates who fail to answer at least one question in the Physics & Chemistry sections of the Engineering Entrance Examination will be disqualified.

KEAM 2026 Rank Lists

After the candidates submit their plus two scores, the KEAM rank lists are published. KEAM rank lists are published by the CEE separately for all courses - Engineering Courses, Architecture Course, Medical and Medical Allied courses (except BAMS), BAMS Course, and BPharm Course.

KEAM 2026 Rank List for Engineering

KEAM Engineering and Pharmacy Entrance Examinations 2026 are conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode; hence, it is required to conduct the examinations on multiple days. Each session will have a separate set of questions. To ensure that candidates are neither benefited nor disadvantaged due to the examinations in multiple sessions, the Normalisation procedure is adopted. The total score of the Entrance Examination out of 300 is normalised. The procedure for Normalisation has been approved by the Normalisation Committee. The Index Mark after Normalisation will be 300. 

• An equal weightage of 50:50 shall be given to the normalised score obtained in the KEAM Engineering exam and the grade/marks obtained in the final year of the qualifying examination for Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, put together, after effecting the standardisation procedure.
• In case the candidate has not studied Chemistry, the marks obtained in Computer Science shall be considered. In case the candidate has not studied Chemistry and Computer Science, the marks obtained in Biotechnology shall be considered. In case the candidate has not studied Chemistry, Computer Science and Biotechnology, the marks obtained in Biology shall be considered.
• The final year marks of the qualifying examination of each subject, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/Computer Science/Biotechnology/and Biology of the students who have passed the subject, received from the respective Boards, shall be transformed out of 100. The marks of the three subjects shall be computed out of 300 after effecting standardisation in each subject.
• The normalised score obtained by the candidate in the Engineering Entrance Examination shall be computed out of 300 and added to the total standardized marks of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/Computer Science/Biotechnology/Biology as the case may be, of the final year of the Qualifying Examination, computed out of 300, both corrected to four places of decimals. The rank list for Engineering Courses shall be prepared based on the total marks obtained out of an Index mark of 600, computed as above.

KEAM 2026 Rank List for BPharm

The rank list for Admission to the BPharm Course will be prepared based on index marks calculated as follows:

• The raw score of Chemistry obtained from the Kerala Engineering Entrance Examination will be multiplied by 2.25 and added to the Physics raw score obtained from the Kerala Engineering Entrance Examination.
• The sum so obtained will be multiplied by a factor of 2/3 to calculate the index mark. The so obtained index score will be normalised (as per the normalisation procedure for ranking the candidates for the BPharm course. The maximum index score will be 300. 

KEAM Rank List 2026 for Medical & Allied and Ayurveda

To qualify and thereby become eligible to be included in the KEAM 2026 rank list for MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BHMS/BSMS/BUMS courses, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain a minimum 50th percentile in NEET (UG) 2026. However, for SC/ST/SEBC, the minimum marks shall be 40th percentile. For candidates in the Persons with Disability category, the minimum marks shall be 45th percentile for the unreserved category and 40th percentile for the SC/ST/SEBC category.

KEAM Rank List for Architecture

The rank list shall be prepared by giving equal weightage to the score obtained in the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) and to the marks/grades obtained in the Qualifying Examination by the candidate (As per guidelines of the Council of Architecture, India).

CEE releases the KEAM answer keys after the KEAM exam. Candidates can check the KEAM answer key PDFs on the official website and on this page. The answer keys are released for all days and shifts. Correct answers to all the questions asked in the exam are provided in the answer keys.

KEAM 2026 Engineering Answer Key PDFs by CEE

KEAM 2026 Exam Date	Question Papers
17 April 2026	KEAM 2026 April 17 Question Paper with Answer Key Download PDF
18 April 2026	KEAM 2026 April 18 Question Paper with Answer Key Download PDF
19 April 2026	KEAM 2026 April 19 Question Paper with Answer Key Download PDF
20 April 2026	KEAM 2026 April 20 Question Paper with Answer Key Download PDF
21 April 2026	KEAM 2026 April 21 Question Paper with Answer Key Download PDF
22 April 2026	KEAM 2026 April 22 Question Paper with Answer Key Download PDF

KEAM 2026 Pharmacy Answer Key PDFs by CEE:

KEAM 2026 Exam Date	Question Papers
18 April 2026	KEAM 2026 April 18 Question Paper with Answer Key Download PDF
19 April 2026	KEAM 2026 April 19 Question Paper with Answer Key Download PDF
20 April 2026	KEAM 2026 April 20 Question Paper with Answer Key Download PDF

The KEAM 2026 exam analysis is being updated below for all exam day:

KEAM Exam Date 2026	Overall Difficulty of the exam	Subject-wise difficulty
April 17, 2026	Moderate to Tough	Maths - Moderate to Tough Physics - Moderate Chemistry - Easy to Moderate
April 18, 2026	Moderate and Lengthy	Maths - Moderate to Lengthy Physics - Moderate Chemistry - Easy to Moderate
April 19, 2026	will be available here	will be available here
April 20, 2026	will be available here	will be available here
April 21, 2026	will be available here	will be available here
April 22, 2026	will be available here	will be available here

The Commissioner of Entrance Examination (CEE) takes the responsibility of conducting KEAM annually. Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) is a state-level UG admission process for courses like Engineering, Architecture, MBBS, BDS, Ayurveda, Homoeo, Siddha, Unani, Agriculture, Forestry, Veterinary, Fisheries, Pharmacy, Co-operation & Banking, Climate Change & Environmental Science, and BTech Biotechnology.

Admission Process via KEAM

Note that Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical (KEAM) is an admission process. It comprises two parts - an entrance exam for UG engineering and pharmacy admission and a centralised admission process (CAP counselling) for UG medical, agriculture, forestry, veterinary, fisheries, and architecture courses based on various national-level entrance exam scores like NEET and NATA.

The candidates interested in admission to any of these courses have to register for KEAM. However, only the UG engineering and pharmacy aspirants will have to appear for the KEAM entrance exam; the rest of the candidates will have to directly register for CAP with their applicable national-level entrance exam marks.

Candidates Appearing for KEAM Exam 

In 2025, a total of 1,19,974 (86,549 for Engg and 33,425 for BPharm) appeared in the KEAM exam. On average, around 85,000 to 90,000 candidates appear for KEAM engineering exam, and around 30,000 to 35,000 take the pharmacy exam.

KEAM Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should have passed Class 12 exams to be eligible for KEAM. CEE has not specified any attempt limits for this state-level exam; however, candidates must be at least 17 years of age as of December 31 in the year of admission.

KEAM Syllabus and Pattern

CEE issues the KEAM 2026 syllabus PDF, and the questions in the exam are based on the topics mentioned on the official syllabus.

KEAM 2026 entrance exam for engineering admission will have questions from  Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics. While the BPharm candidates have to appear for Physics and Chemistry only. The KEAM entrance exam for engineering courses consists of 150 questions, with Mathematics having 75 questions, Physics having 45 questions, and Chemistry having 30 questions. Candidates get 180 minutes to complete the exam.

For candidates appearing for the KEAM exam BPharm ONLY, the entrance exam has 45 questions in Physics and 30 questions in Chemistry, to be completed within 90 minutes. Each correct answer fetches four marks, while every incorrect answer results in a deduction of one mark.

KEAM Courses Offered and Mode of Admission

Check below the courses offered in KEAM participating colleges and their admission channels:

Courses	Admission mode
Engineering: BTech	KEAM entrance exam and 10+2 marks via KEAM CAP
Pharmacy: BPharm	KEAM entrance exam marks via KEAM CAP
Architecture: BArch	Scores of NATA via KEAM CAP
Medical: MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BHMS, BUMS	NEET marks via KEAM CAP
Agriculture, Co-operation & Banking, Climate Change & Environmental Science, Biotechnology, Forestry: BSc (Hons) Agri, BSc (Hons) Forestry, BSc (Hons) Co-Operation and Banking, BSc (Hons) Climate Change and Environmental Science, BTech Biotechnology	NEET marks via KEAM CAP
Veterinary: BVSc & AH	NEET marks via KEAM CAP
Fisheries: BFSc	NEET marks via KEAM CAP

KEAM Engineering Selection Criteria

Selection of candidates for engineering admission via KEAM will be based on a rank list drawn by giving 50:50 weightage to KEAM entrance exam scores and plus two marks. Hence, along with the state-level LEAM entrance exam, candidates also need to score good marks in the Kerala plus two board exams.

Also Read: BTech Admission Through CUET 2026: College List, Cutoff, Eligibility Criteria

Check some important highlights of the KEAM 2026 exam in the table below:

Particulars	Details
Exam Name	Kerala Engineering, Agricultural and Medical Entrance Exam (KEAM)
Conducting Body	Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE)
Exam Level	State-level
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Mode of Exam	Computer-based test (CBT)
Courses offered via KEAM entrance exam	Engineering: BTech Pharmacy: BPharm
Courses offered via KEAM CAP	Architecture: BArch Medical: MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BHMS, BUMS Agriculture, Forestry, Co-operation & Banking, Climate Change & Environmental Science, B.Tech Biotechnology Courses: BSc (Hons) Agri, BSc (Hons) Forestry, BSc (Hons) Co-Operation and Banking, BSc (Hons) Climate Change and Environmental Science, BTech Biotechnology Veterinary Course: BVSc & AH Fisheries Course: BFSc
Exam Fees	INR 875 (Engineering only/ BPharm only/both) INR 625 (Architecture only/Medical & Allied only/both) INR 1125 (For all courses) INR 375 (Engineering only/ BPharm only/both) INR 250 (Architecture only/Medical & Allied only/both) INR 500 (For all courses) NIL for ST candidates
Exam Duration	For Engineering: 180 mins For BPharm: 90 mins
Number of papers	1 paper with 3 sections Sections for Engineering: Physics, Chemistry and Maths Sections for BPharm: Physics and Chemistry
Total Questions	For Engineering: 150 For BPharm: 75
Marking Scheme	4 for each correct response -1 for each incorrect response No marks for unattempted questions More than one answer indicated against a question will be deemed as an incorrect response and will be awarded negative marks.
Colleges Accepting KEAM Score	175 Engineering and architecture colleges 53 Medical and dental colleges 15 BHMS colleges 17 BAMS colleges 2 BSMS and BUMS colleges 1 Ayurveda/Siddha/Unani college 57 BPharm colleges 10 agricultural colleges 7 Veterinary colleges 2 Fisheries and ocean colleges
Official Website	cee.kerala.gov.in
Contact Details	CEE Help Line Number (09:30 AM to 05:30 PM) - 0471-2525300 Citizen Call Centre (24-hour Help Line Numbers) - 155300, 0471-2335523 E-mail: ceekinfo.cee@kerala.gov.in Address: Office of The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, 7th Floor, KSRTC Bus Terminal Complex, Thampanoor, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 001
KEAM information brochure 2026	Download KEAM Prospectus PDF

After the announcement of KEAM results, candidates whose names appear in the rank list released by CEE can participate in the KEAM counselling process. KEAM counselling process is held in three rounds along with one mop-up round. Through KEAM counselling, candidates are allotted seats based on their preferences and the availability of seats in a particular college and course. KEAM 2026 counselling is called the centralised admission process.

The counselling process includes:

• KEAM 2026 option registration
• Trial / provisional allotment
• Final KEAM allotment of seats
• Payment of admission fees at the allotted colleges and document verification

The Centralised Allotment Process will be done through the Single Window System (SWS) to give allotments to the various courses and colleges under the State's Engineering/ Architecture/ Pharmacy/Medical streams. This is a system of ‘Allotments through Online Submission of Options’. The options are the willingness of a candidate who qualified with a rank in the rank lists of KEAM-2026 to join a course-college combination prioritised as per his/her aspiration and desire.

Seats in Government/Aided/KAU/KVASU/KUFOS/government cost-sharing/ Private Self Financing/Autonomous Colleges to be allotted by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations are included in the CAP. They are done as per the provisions of allotment.

KEAM Opening and Closing Ranks

The Office of the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations (CEE) Kerala releases the KEAM cutoff for all phases of counselling. The cut-off marks are presented as the last rank round-wise and category-wise. After each round of counselling, the KEAM cutoff list displays the closing ranks of various participating colleges.

Check below the KEAM opening and closing ranks:

Round	2026	2025
First Round	Will be available here	Download PDF
Second Round	Will be available here	Download PDF
Third Round	Will be available here	Will be available here

💰KEAM Colleges Fee Structure & Scholarship for BTech

KEAM Participating Colleges

Check the list below for KEAM 2026 participating colleges:

Government/Aided Engineering Colleges Accepting KEAM Scores: Via the KEAM 2026 counselling process, seats will be allotted in the following Government/Aided Engineering Colleges:

• Engineering College Under Kerala Agricultural University
• Engineering Colleges Under Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University
• Engineering Colleges Under Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies
• Government Controlled/University Controlled Self-financing Engineering Colleges
• Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges under the Kerala Catholic Engineering College Management Association (KCECMA)
• Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges under Kerala Self Financing Engineering College Management Association (KSFECMA)
• Private Self-financing Architecture Colleges under the Architecture College Management Association (ACMA) VIII 9. Government Pharmacy Colleges

⇒ KEAM 2026 participating colleges complete list.

For admissions into the participating colleges, the students will have to go through the entire KEAM 2026 selection process. If they miss any step in the admission process, then they will not qualify for allotment. Each step is important in the selection process. Candidates can check the selection process for KEAM 2026 below:

1. Apply for KEAM 2026: All candidates have to fill KEAM application form, even if they are applying for medical, agriculture, forestry, veterinary, fisheries, architecture, and pharmacy courses
2. Download admit card: The candidates applying for the engineering courses must download the entrance test admit card.
3. KEAM exam: Engineering aspirants have to appear in KEAM 2026 CBT exam.
4. Check answer key and result: The result of the KEAM 2026 engineering entrance exam and answer keys will be displayed on the official website.
5. Submit plus two marks: The candidates who qualify the KEAM exam must submit their class 12 marks.
6. KEAM ranks: The candidates who submit their plus two scores are included in the KEAM rank list. Based on the ranks of the candidates in KEAM, the seats are allotted via the KEAM counselling process.
7. CAP: All candidates whose names appear on the KEAM merit list must appear for the centralised admission process (CAP) for seat allotment in the colleges.